Mike Winger is wrong about women (at least partially)

I wasn’t going to discuss this, but since I started feeling compelled to add my voice to the calls for correction and health in the charismatic church, I’ve noticed there is an elephant in the room: Charismatics are predominantly egalitarian, or egalitarian-adjacent. As we urge each other to clean up our doctrine and flee from …

Why the Passion Translation Exposure Matters for Charismatics – especially Bethel Followers, Staff & Alumni

After watching the Mike Winger / Minor Prophet collab on youtube, which featured four and a half hours of credible evidence of The Passion Translation’s disqualification as a Bible translation or even legitimate paraphrase, I decided a short reaction encouraging my fellow believers to care about this might be helpful. Feel free to give it …

A Defense of Spiritual Fathers & Mothers

As a graduate of the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry (2012-2015), there has been a lot to process the past few months. Learning about the Shawn Bolz cover up, the misrepresentation of Ben Armstrong’s abuses, the constant re-platforming and promotion of known and alleged frauds and predators, and Bill Johnson’s particular complicity. . .has been …

Divorce, Death & Expulsion (Personal Update)

I have been sort of missing in action the past year, and thought it would be worth explaining as I start to get back into the swing of things. When I started back up blogging and podcasting in 2023 I was in the midst of a perhaps naively optimistic battle for my then-marriage. I was …

Should Apostles & Prophets Govern the Modern Church? (“Informed Consent” for Charismatic Christians)

Previously I shared from the research of John Collins (author of “Weaponized Religion”), whose website exposes credible allegations of fraud and misconduct by numerous charismatic and Pentecostal figures from the past hundred and fifty years. Now I’ll offer something a bit more practical: doctrines perpetuated by these individuals, the risks inherent, and alternative interpretations of …

What the Bible Says about the Man vs. Bear Debate

A social media trend asking women if they would rather encounter a bear or a man in the woods sparked a massive debate recently, with one video response compilation receiving around 2 million impressions and the “#manvsbear” hashtag appearing in close to 8,000 TikTok posts (according to Forbes). Most women chose the bear, citing reasons …

Hamas Founder’s Son Delivers Chilling Testimony to Jordan Peterson

[First published by The Christian Post] Mosab Hassan Yousef may be the most intense speaker I’ve ever witnessed. Famous for being the son of one of the founders of Hamas as well as a former Israeli intelligence asset, I first encountered him in a viral Dr. Phil clip circulating on X. The exchange was brief, …

Ex Porn Star’s Testimony Highlights Exploitative Christianity

[First published by in the Christian Post.] Former Only Fans star Nala Ray recently committed her life to Christ, causing a frenzy of controversy online. Clips of her sharing her testimony and encouraging other women to leave OF and follow Christ are circulating on X and TikTok, which in her recent interview with Michael Knowles …

Fraudulent Revival History? Why Charismatics Need to Study John Collins’ Work

[First published in The Christian Post] I became interested in potentially misleading accounts of 20th Century revival history when I studied allegations of misconduct against Mike Bickle, the once revered leader of the International House of Prayer. Not only have allegations surfaced regarding predatory behavior, but manipulation using the famous “prophetic history “ and “revival …

The Gospel of the Serpent – Bethel Teachings Gone Wrong (demonic? yes. intentional? no! Insights of a former student)

This is not a hit piece, but “the wounds of a friend.” Nobody from Bethel wants to insult “Papa” Bill and Kris, or the optimistic culture, but my reluctance combined with alarm are probable qualifications to do so. As of now, I don’t believe Bethel teaches “The Gospel of the Serpent” intentionally, but rather that …